Among the movies selected at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, at least twelve of them were shot with Angénieux lenses. And four got an award.
• Official Competition
Atlantique/ Atlantics by Mati Diop (DP Claire Mathon – Optimo 45-120, 25-250) –Festival’s Grand Prix
Bacurau de Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles (DP Pedro Sotero –Optimo anamorphic zoom lenses) –Jury’s Prize ex-aequo
The Dead don’t Die by Jim Jarmusch (DP Frederick Elmes – Optimo 28-76 and Type EZ)
Frankie by Ira Sachs (DP Rui Poças AIP – Optimo 24-290)
Les Misérables by Ladj Ly (DP Julien Poupard – Optimo 15-40, 28-76, 45-120) –Jury’s Prize ex-aequo
Matthias et Maxime by Xavier Dolan (DP André Turpin – Optimo 28-76)
Sorry We Missed You by Ken Loach (DP Robbie Ryan – Optimo 24-290)
• Out of Compétition & Special Screenings
Les Plus Belles Années d’une Vie by Claude Lelouch (DP Robert Alazraki – Optimo 24-290)
Share by Pippa Bianco (DP Ava Berkofsky – Optimo anamorphic zoom lenses )
• Un Certain Regard
Bull by Annie Silverstein (DP Shabier Kirchner – Optimo zoom lenses)
Chambre 212/On a Magical Night by Christophe Honoré (DP Rémy Chevrin – Optimo 15-40 et 28-76)
Liu Yu Tian/ Summer of Changsha by Zu Feng (DP Jeffrey Chu – Optimo 24-290)
• Semaine de la Critique
Nuestras madres/Our Mothers by Cesar Diaz (DP Virginie Surdej – Optimo 28-76) – Caméra d’Or
• Quinzaine des réalisateurs
Huo Zhe Chang Zhe /To Live to Sing de Johnny Ma (DP Matthias Delvaux – Optimo Style 30-80, Optimo 24-290)
• Cannes Classic
Easy Rider de Dennis Hopper (DP Lazlo Kovacs –Angenieux first 25-250 zoom)
• ACID
L’Angle mort de Pierre Trividic & Patrick Mario Bernard (DP Jonathan Ricquebourg AFC – Optimo 24-290)